Tag: Thomas Cromwell
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Underrated British TV Shows You Need To Watch
Wolf Hall by Richard Chachowski | Looper | July 20, 2022 On the surface, one might immediately think that British television is very similar to any American TV program you can find on cable or currently streaming. However, as anyone who’s seen a decent amount of British and American series can tell you, the two…
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Bulging Codpieces and Multi-Colored Tights
Renaissance Men’s Fashion Today by Maria H. Loh | Art News | June 29, 2022 Certain men’s fashions have always been controversial. In 2014, Mark Rylance, a star of the BBC’s popular sixteenth-century TV drama Wolf Hall, told reporters that he thought “the codpieces are too small.†The actor, who played chief minister Thomas Cromwell,…
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5 Tempting Tudor Dramas to Watch Right Now
Wolf Hall: Happy Birthday Henry VIII by Katy Kostakis | Paste Magazine | June 29, 2022 Divorced, beheaded, died. Divorced, beheaded, survived. Gloriana. The Virgin Queen. Bloody Mary. Just reading those words can instantly bring your mind to one of the most famous, scandalous, and formidable families to ever rule a nation. The powerful Tudor…
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25 Best Movies and TV Shows About English Royalty
Certified Royal Drama – Wolf Hall by Devon Forward | Collider | November 13, 2021 For the days when you just want to watch some certified royal drama. Sometimes real life is even better than fictional drama, which is why so many television shows and movies are based around historical events. Take England, for example.…
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Hilary Mantel Hopeful Damian and Mark Rylance Will Return to Their Wolf Hall Roles
Henry and Cromwell by Rebecca Jones | BBC News | May 20, 2021 Dame Hilary, 68, is a shrewd observer of political drama that spans the ages. “I think what my books have tried to show is that there is no life without politics,” she says. She has been immersed in Tudor politics for more…
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PBS Masterpiece Hopeful To Be Involved with BBC’s Wolf Hall – Jan 9, 2021
PBS Wants Damian Back for Wolf Hall by Peter White | Deadline | January 8, 2021 PBS’ Masterpiece, which has been home to classic British dramas including Downton Abbey, Upstairs, Downstairs, Prime Suspect and the original House of Cards, turns 50 on January 10. Susanne Simpson, an exec producer on series including Downton Abbey, took…
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Masterpiece (PBS/BBC) Favorites of a More Recent Vintage – Jan 8, 2021
Two for Damian: Wolf Hall and The Forsyte Saga by Matthew Gilbert | Boston Globe | January 7, 2021 Here are some of my favorite Masterpiece shows, in no particular order. I have restricted the list to those that have aired in the past 25 years, which is why you won’t see the well-known classics,…